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With the Hockey Canada roster deadline and BCHL transfer deadline just over a week away, I’ve calculated each BCHL team’s number of roster players, number of 20-year-olds (or 1996-born) and number of imports.

These numbers may change in the next eight days, but this is where they stand right now. The Canadian Junior Hockey League had a transfer freeze which was lifted on January 1st.

Teams are allowed 22 players overall on their roster, of which no more than six can be 1996-born players and no more than six can be import players. Only American-born players are considered imports.

Wenatchee has a completely different set of rules when it comes to what’s considered a domestic player and what’s an import. Players not considered imports for the Wild are those from Washington State, California, Colorado, and Missouri.

For teams with players on injured reserve, they are allowed to fill an injured player’s roster spot with another player, even it puts the team over the roster limit of 22.

This should show what some teams are able to add or subtract when the deadline arrives. All numbers for roster size, 20-year-olds and imports are calculated as currently shown on the BCHL website. As always, any corrections and comments are welcome.

The BCHL and Hockey Canada roster deadline came and went on Sunday night and when the dust settled, it proved to be one of the busier deadlines in recent memory.

In total, the day saw ten trades and three signings made involving eleven of the BCHL’s 17 teams. Langley, Penticton, Surrey, Trail, Wenatchee, and West Kelowna were the only clubs that didn’t make a move on January 10th. Chilliwack, Powell River, and Prince George were the busiest teams, each making two trades and one signing.

The age of players who were traded breaks down like this: 1995-born (3), 1996-born (5), and 1997-born (5).—West Kelowna defenceman Scott Allan (96) was traded on deadline day, but it was his Western Hockey League rights on the move from Lethbridge to Calgary for a seventh round pick in the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft. Allan has played 93 career WHL games with Medicine Hat, Seattle, and Lethbridge. The Hitmen release announcing the trade states that Allan will stay in the BCHL with the Warriors.

It’s the day before the Canadian Junior Hockey League and BC Hockey League trade/roster deadline and there was just one move made. It saw Coquitlam send 18-year-old defenceman Jarell Pinchuk to the Canmore Eagles of the Alberta Junior Hockey League for future considerations. There are a lot of teams talking trade, but there are so many teams still in the hunt for a playoff spot, and many with minimal cards available to sign players, that we may not see much action in the next 24 hours. As for the deadline itself, it arrives at 6 pm PST for transactions between teams in different leagues (i.e. BCHL to AJHL) and at 8 pm PST for moves made within the BCHL. The deadline for teams to have their roster completely set is 11:59 pm PST.09-Jan-16: Coquitlam trades D Jarell Pinchuk (97) to Canmore (AJHL) for future considerations09-Jan-16: Surrey signs F Logan Mostat (97) from junior B Chase (KIJHL)

Langley Rivermen defenceman Cameron Ginnetti (98) has committed to Clarkson University, starting in the 2017-18 season. The Vancouver product is in his first full BCHL season with Langley and has 11 points (three goals, eight assists) in 32 games this year. He spent last season with the junior B Grandview Steelers (PJHL) and put up 18 points (seven goals, 11 assists) in 32 games.—Victoria forward Brayden Gelsinger (95) took to Twitter to announce his commitment to Lake Superior State University. He has 46 points (16 goals, 30 assists) in 39 games this season and 139 points (42 goals, 97 assists) in 150 career BCHL games. To be honest, I’m not sure how the Regina native is able to play NCAA hockey given that he’s played 12 career Western Hockey League games (Kamloops, 2012-13).

Forward Matt Garbowsky (Powell River, 2009-11) has been reassigned to the Elmira Jackals (ECHL) by the Rochester Americans (AHL). In 15 games with the Amerks, the St. George, ON, product has one assist. He also has three points (one goal, two assists) in six games with the Jackals.—Defenceman Shayne Taker (Cowichan Capitals, 2008-10) was released from his professional try-out with the San Diego Gulls (AHL) and will return to the Utah Grizzlies (ECHL). He had no points in three games with Gulls after posting 11 points (two goals, nine assists) in 26 games with the Grizzlies.—Defenceman Steve McCarthy (Trail, 1996-97) signed a 25 game professional try-out contract with the Lake Erie Monsters (AHL). The Trail native has nine points (two goals, seven assists) in 30 appearances this season for the Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL).

With the Hockey Canada roster deadline and BCHL transfer deadline less than a week away, I’ve calculated each BCHL team’s number of roster players, number of 20-year-olds (or 1995-born) and number of imports.

These numbers may change in the next six days, but this is where they stand right now. The Canadian Junior Hockey League has an inter-league transfer freeze which was lifted on January 1st. There was no holiday transfer freeze among BCHL teams.

Teams are allowed 22 players overall on their roster, of which no more than six can be 1995-born players and no more than six can be import players. Only American-born players are considered imports. Wenatchee has a completely different set of rules when it comes to what’s considered a domestic player and what’s an import. Players not considered imports for the Wild are those from Washington State, California, Colorado, and Missouri.

This should show what some teams are able to add or subtract when the deadline arrives. As always, any corrections and comments are welcome.

With the Hockey Canada roster deadline and BCHL transfer deadline just eleven days away, I’ve calculated each BCHL team’s number of roster players, number of 20-year-olds (or 1994-born) and number of imports. These numbers do not include players on injured reserve as they don’t count towards roster numbers.

These numbers may change in the next week and a half, but this is where they stand right now. The Canadian Junior Hockey League has an inter-league transfer freeze which is lifted on January 1st. There was no holiday transfer freeze among BCHL teams.

Teams are allowed 22 players overall on their roster, of which no more than six can be 1994-born players and no more than six can be import players. Only American-born players are considered imports.

This should show what some teams are able to add or subtract when the deadline arrives. As always, any corrections and comments are welcome.

Alberni Valley (16-12-1-3)Number of players: 21Number of players able to add: 1Number of 20-year-olds: 6Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 0Number of imports: 6Number of imports able to add: 0

Chilliwack (22-10-1-1)Number of players: 22Number of players able to add: 0Number of 20-year-olds: 4Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 2Number of imports: 5Number of imports able to add: 1

Coquitlam (13-17-1-4)Number of players: 22Number of players able to add: 0Number of 20-year-olds: 5Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 1Number of imports: 3Number of imports able to add: 3

Cowichan Valley (13-23-1-1)Number of players: 21Number of players able to add: 1Number of 20-year-olds: 5Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 1Number of imports: 2Number of imports able to add: 4Langley (19-13-1-4)Number of players: 22Number of players able to add: 0Number of 20-year-olds: 4Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 2Number of imports: 6Number of imports able to add: 0

Merritt (19-13-0-2)Number of players: 22Number of players able to add: 0Number of 20-year-olds: 5Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 1Number of imports: 5Number of imports able to add: 1

Nanaimo (24-11-0-1)Number of players: 22Number of players able to add: 0Number of 20-year-olds: 5Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 1Number of imports: 3Number of imports able to add: 3

Penticton (28-5-2-1)Number of players: 22Number of players able to add: 0Number of 20-year-olds: 6Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 0Number of imports: 6Number of imports able to add: 0

Powell River (16-14-0-7)Number of players: 22Number of players able to add: 0Number of 20-year-olds: 4Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 2Number of imports: 6Number of imports able to add: 0

Prince George (18-14-0-4)Number of players: 19Number of players able to add: 3Number of 20-year-olds: 6Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 0Number of imports: 6Number of imports able to add: 0

Salmon Arm (13-13-3-5)Number of players: 22Number of players able to add: 0Number of 20-year-olds: 3Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 3Number of imports: 6Number of imports able to add: 0

Surrey (7-26-0-3)Number of players: 20Number of players able to add: 2Number of 20-year-olds: 4Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 2Number of imports: 4Number of imports able to add: 2

Trail (13-20-0-2)Number of players: 21Number of players able to add: 1Number of 20-year-olds: 4Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 2Number of imports: 6Number of imports able to add: 0

Vernon (22-10-1-2)Number of players: 22Number of players able to add: 0Number of 20-year-olds: 6Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 0Number of imports: 6Number of imports able to add: 0Victoria (16-11-1-7)Number of players: 22Number of players able to add: 0Number of 20-year-olds: 6Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 0Number of imports: 6Number of imports able to add: 0

West Kelowna (19-13-0-5)Number of players: 21Number of players able to add: 1Number of 20-year-olds: 6Number of 20-year-olds able to add: 0Number of imports: 4Number of imports able to add: 2

The December 1st Hockey Canada roster deadline of the season arrives tomorrow and it’s one that’s seen BCHL teams be traditionally busy.

I sent an email to the league office to clarify the details on the December 1st deadline, but didn’t receive a response. However, a coach within the BCHL was able to confirm how it shakes down.

Basically, BCHL teams started with 35 cards on June 1st, then on October 1st that was reduced to 30. At that point, teams which had 22 players signed, were left with only eight cards to sign any players acquired.

As of December 1st, the number is cut to 25 cards or less, which includes carded players plus available unused cards. The norm is for teams to end up with a 22 player roster and 3 cards, but occasionally teams will go with less than 22 players and then have more cards available for use leading up to the January 10th roster deadline.

For example, if a team has 28 cards remaining of the 35 they started with on June 1st, (including the 22 players on their roster) and it reduces to 25 on Monday night, it makes sense to trade now, rather than after December 1st. The idea being that the team uses cards 23 through 28 instead of losing them. This is assuming the team wants to make some changes.

Last season, there were 12 trades in the week leading up to the deadline, including three on December 1st. In 2012, eight trades were made, while in 2011, seven trades were made. In 2010, there were 16 trades and in 2009, there were also 16 deals.

So far this season, there have been three deals made in the week prior to the deadline, including two trades yesterday which saw Merritt move F Daniel Nachbaur (95) to Prince George for future considerations and the Spruce Kings send D Valik Chichkin (94) to the AJHL’s Camrose Kodiaks for futures.

The other aspect of the deadline is that teams within the BCHL have until 7 pm Pacific time to make any deals with each other while they have until 6 pm Pacific time to make deals with CJHL teams outside of BC.

Here’s a look at the trades last season in the week leading up to the December 1st deadline, some of which could be considered “blockbuster” deals:

– The Penticton Vees Hockey Club have acquired the CJHL playing rights to Steen Cooper(95)(F) from the Cowichan Valley Capitals Hockey Club in exchange for the CJHL playing rights to Clint Filbrandt(95)(D), Mathew Berry Lamontagne(93)(D) and future considerations

– The Coquitlam Express Hockey Club have transferred the CJHL playing rights to Matthew Berry-Lamontagna(93)(D) to the Penticton Vees Hockey Club in exchange for future considerations

– The Cowichan Valley Capitals have acquired the CJHL playing rights to Ambrose Firkus(94)(F) from the West Kelowna Warriors in exchange for the CJHL playing rights to Taki Pantziris(93)(D)

– The Trail Smoke Eaters Hockey Club has acquired the CJHL playing rights to Mitch Ball(94)(F) and Rylan Ball(95)(D) from the Cowichan Valley Capitals Hockey Club in exchange for Valik Chichkin(94)(D) and future considerations

– The Salmon Arm Silverbacks Hockey Club have acquired the CJHL playing rights to Michael Roberts(95)(F) from the Trail Smoke Eaters Hockey Club in exchange for future considerations

– The Trail Smoke Eaters Hockey Club have transferred the CJHL playing rights to Bryce Knapp(94)(F) to the Cornwall Colts Hockey Club of the CCHL in exchange for future considerations

– The Nanaimo Clippers Hockey Club have acquired the CJHL playing rights to Tanner Kovacs(94)(G) from the Whitecourt Wolverines Hockey Club of the AJHL in exchange for future considerations

– The Victoria Grizzlies Hockey Club have acquired the CJHL playing rights to Jaden Schmeisser(93)(D) from the West Kelowna Warriors Hockey Club in exchange for future considerations

– The Chilliwack Chiefs Hockey Club have transferred the CJHL playing rights to Brandon Volpe(95)(F) and future considerations to the Trail Smoke Eaters Hockey Club in exchange for the CJHL playing rights to Cody Bardock(93)(D)

– The Trail Smoke Eaters Hockey Club have transferred the CJHL playing rights to Riley Corbin(95)(G) to the Whitecourt Wolverines of the AJHL in exchange for future considerations

– The Prince George Spruce Kings Hockey Club have transferred the CJHL playing rights to Michael Iovanna(94)(F) to the Bonnyville Pontiacs of the AJHL in exchange for future considerations

– The Coquitlam Express Hockey Club have transferred the CJHL playing rights to Nicolas Beaudin(95)(F) to the Gloucester Rangers of the CCHL in exchange for future considerations

The Cowichan Valley Capitals swung a pretty significant trade that might actually fly under the radar for many casual fans.

The Caps picked up 18-year-old Alexis Guilbault from the Cégep de St-Hyacinthe Lauréats of the QJAAAHL for future considerations today. The move comes a day after Cowichan Head Coach and GM Bob Beatty sent Ambrose Firkus to the Okotoks Oilers for Taylor Allan and future considerations.

Guilbault was leading the Lauréats in scoring at the time of the deal, with 39 points in 31 games. Remarkably, those totals are only good enough for 31st in the QJAAAHL overall. However, those point totals are more than any current Capitals player has.

It remains to be seen what kind of impact Guilbault has in coming west, but his point totals from this year and last can’t be ignored.

Nothing posted officially from the Caps, Lauréats or QJAAAHL, but it is posted under Transactions on the BCHL website.

After not playing a single game for the Cowichan Valley Capitals, 19-year-old Ambrose Firkus is headed back to his home province of Alberta.

Firkus was dealt by the Caps today to the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Okotoks Oilers in exchange for 18-year-old forward Taylor Allan, who is in his first season of junior A hockey as a full-time player and future considerations.

With the BCHL Trade Deadline just over a month away, I’d like to re-introduce the BCHL Trade Tracker to the blog. As usual, stick tap to Gregg Drinnan and his WHL Taking Note blog for the inspiration.On every post I make between now and January 10th, I’ll summarize any moves to date. In the effort of being accurate, I’ll only post trades I know are complete or are posted in the ‘Transactions’ section of the BCHL website. The Trade Tracker won’t include instances where a team has signed a player as a free agent.Here’s a list of trades since the December 1 Hockey Canada deadline:01-Dec-13: Cowichan Valley trades D Taki Pantziris (93) to West Kelowna for F Ambrose Firkus (94).01-Dec-13: Penticton trades D Matthew Berry-Lamontagna (93), D Clint Filbrandt (95) and future considerations to Cowichan Valley for F Steen Cooper (95).01-Dec-13: Coquitlam trades D Matthew Berry-Lamontagna (93) to Penticton for future considerations. —BCHL TRADE TRACKER (since Dec. 1)Trades Made: 3Trades Made Within BCHL: 3Trades Made With Teams Outside BC: 0Players: 5Future Considerations: 2